| 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season | |
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| Head coach | Paul Silas |
| Owner(s) | Michael Jordan |
| Arena | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–59 (.106) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Southeast) Conference: 15th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Carolinas, SportSouth |
| Radio | WFNZ |
| Charlotte Bobcats seasons | |
| < 2010–11 | 2012–13 > |
The 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 8th season of the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They were eliminated from playoff contention on March 28, 2012, after an 88–83 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, with a record of 7–41.
The Bobcats clinched the worst record in the NBA for the season by losing 75–67 to the New Orleans Hornets on April 16, 2012. The Bobcats would also set the record for worst winning percentage in a season with a .106 winning percentage, surpassing the 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers for worst winning percentage.
Guard-forward Gerald Henderson led the team in scoring, with an average of 15.1 points per game. Forward-center Bismack Biyombo led in rebounds per game (5.8), and point guard D.J. Augustin recorded a team-high 6.4 assists per game.
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| 1 | 7 | Bismack Biyombo | PF | Fuenlabrada (Spain) | |
| 1 | 9 | Kemba Walker | PG | Connecticut (Jr.) |
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Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scraped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.
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Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
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| 2011–12 season schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| y-Miami Heat | 46 | 20 | .697 | – | 28–5 | 18–15 | 9–5 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 6 | 23–10 | 17–16 | 11–3 |
| x-Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 9 | 21–12 | 16–17 | 8–7 |
| Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 26 | 11–22 | 9–24 | 7–7 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 39 | 4–29 | 3–30 | 1–14 |
| Eastern Conference | |||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 16 | .758 | – |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat | 46 | 20 | .697 | 4 |
| 3 | x-Indiana Pacers | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8 |
| 4 | y-Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10 |
| 6 | x-Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 13 |
| 7 | x-New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14 |
| 8 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 15 |
| 9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 31 | 35 | .470 | 19 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 25 | 41 | .379 | 25 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27 |
| 12 | New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 30 |
| 15 | Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 43 |
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | ||
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| D. J. Augustin | 48 | 46 | 29.3 | .376 | .341 | .875 | 2.3 | 6.4 | .8 | .0 | 11.1 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 63 | 41 | 23.1 | .464 | .483 | 5.8 | .4 | .3 | 1.8 | 5.2 | |
| Derrick Brown | 65 | 17 | 22.2 | .518 | .250 | .667 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | 8.1 |
| Matt Carroll | 53 | 2 | 11.2 | .331 | .186 | .789 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 2.7 |
| Boris Diaw [a] | 37 | 28 | 27.5 | .410 | .267 | .630 | 5.3 | 4.3 | .5 | .5 | 7.4 |
| DeSagana Diop | 27 | 9 | 12.0 | .357 | .167 | 3.1 | .9 | .2 | .5 | 1.1 | |
| Gerald Henderson | 55 | 55 | 33.3 | .459 | .234 | .760 | 4.1 | 2.3 | .9 | .4 | 15.1 |
| Cory Higgins | 38 | 0 | 11.1 | .325 | .200 | .700 | .9 | .9 | .1 | .2 | 3.9 |
| Corey Maggette | 32 | 28 | 27.5 | .373 | .364 | .856 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .7 | .0 | 15.0 |
| Jamario Moon [a] | 8 | 0 | 15.4 | .292 | .200 | 1.000 | 2.8 | .6 | .1 | .6 | 2.3 |
| Byron Mullens | 65 | 25 | 22.5 | .425 | .235 | .821 | 5.0 | .9 | .3 | .8 | 9.3 |
| Eduardo Nájera | 22 | 0 | 12.3 | .375 | .276 | .500 | 2.3 | .5 | .9 | .2 | 2.6 |
| Tyrus Thomas | 54 | 30 | 18.8 | .367 | .333 | .759 | 3.7 | .6 | .7 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| Kemba Walker | 66 | 25 | 27.2 | .366 | .305 | .789 | 3.5 | 4.4 | .9 | .3 | 12.1 |
| D. J. White | 58 | 11 | 18.9 | .493 | 1.000 | .705 | 3.6 | .8 | .3 | .4 | 6.8 |
| Reggie Williams | 33 | 13 | 22.6 | .416 | .308 | .725 | 2.8 | 1.8 | .6 | .1 | 8.3 |
| Players Added
Via draft Via trade Via free agency |
Players Lost
Via trade Via free agency Waived |
| June 23, 2011 | To Charlotte Bobcats
Corey Maggette Draft rights to Bismack Biyombo |
To Milwaukee Bucks
Stephen Jackson Shaun Livingston Beno Udrih Draft rights to Tobias Harris To Sacramento Kings John Salmons Draft rights to Jimmer Fredette |
| June 23, 2011 | To Charlotte Bobcats
Cash considerations |
To Milwaukee Bucks
Draft rights to Jeremy Tyler |
| December 19, 2011 | To Charlotte Bobcats
Byron Mullens |
To Oklahoma City Thunder
Conditional 2012 second round pick |
| Additions | ||
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| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Derrick Brown | December 9 | New York Knicks |
| Melvin Ely | December 14 | Denver Nuggets |
| Reggie Williams | December 15 | Golden State Warriors |
| Ben Uzoh | December 19 | New Jersey Nets |
| Cory Higgins | December 25 | Denver Nuggets |
| Jamario Moon | April 15 | Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League |
| Substractions | ||
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| Player | Date signed | New team |
| Kwame Brown | December 14 | Golden State Warriors |
| Dante Cunningham | December 24 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Joel Przybilla | February 27 | Portland Trail Blazers |
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